Goofy vs Goof - What's the difference?
goofy | goof | Derived terms |
silly, quirky
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(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
(US) A mistake or error,
# (US, cinematography) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
(US) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.
A child molester.
(US) To make a mistake.
(US) To engage in mischief.
Goof is a derived term of goofy.
As an adjective goofy
is silly, quirky.As a proper noun Goofy
is a Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.As a noun goof is
a mistake or error.As a verb goof is
to make a mistake.goofy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
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Derived terms
* goofily * goofinessEtymology 2
From the way the Disney character was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward. BBC Sport,"Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe", 11 February 2014
Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* (snowboarding) regularCoordinate terms
* (snowboarding) switchReferences
goof
English
Noun
(en noun)- I made a goof in that last calculation.
- Your little brother is a total goof .
Synonyms
* (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * See alsoVerb
(en verb)- It's my fault: I goofed.
- We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.